269. _In Gonorrhœa_, a solution of a drachm of Nitre in a pint of rice _conjee_ or decoction of Abelmoschus (2) taken freely as a drink, serves to allay the heat on passing urine. Obstinate cases of _Leucorrhœa_ sometimes yield to a combination of Nitre (10 grains) and Alum (5 grains) taken thrice daily. It may be advantageously given in conjunction with infusion of Moringa (237). Nitre has been found to act beneficially as a diuretic in the early stages of _Dropsy_. 270. _In Acute Rheumatism_, Nitre may be given with advantage, commencing with doses of 40 grains, twice daily: this may be gradually increased to 60, 90, up to 120 grains, the vehicle in each case being half a pint of warm rice _conjee_. The quantity of Nitre may be diminished as the severity of the symptoms subsides. A strong solution of Nitre (three ounces to a pint of water) forms a most soothing application to the swollen and painful joints; cloths saturated with it should be kept constantly applied; the ease which it affords is often very great. 271. +Nutmegs and Mace.+ The products of Myristica officinalis (_Linn._). _Nutmegs._ Jáé-phal (_Hind._, _Duk._, _Beng._), Záfal (_Kash._), Jádi-káy (_Tam._), Jájí-kaya (_Tel._), Játi-ká (_Mal._), Jaji-káyi (_Can._), Jái-phal (_Mah._, _Punj._), Jáye-phal (_Guz._), Jádi-ká, Sádi-ká (_Cing._), Zádi-phu (_Burm._), Buah-pala (_Malay_). 272. _Mace._ Jáé-patrí (_Hind._, _Can._, _Tel._, _Guz._), Jótri (_Beng._), Jáuntari (_Punj._), Jów-watir (_Kash._), Jádi-pattírí, (_Tam._, _Mal._), Vasá-vási (_Cing._), Zadi-phu-apóén (_Burm._), Bunga-pala (_Malay_). 273. Nutmegs and Mace, generally procurable in bazaars, are aromatic, stimulant, and carminative, closely allied to Cloves and Cinnamon, for which they may be substituted. Nutmegs in large doses are thought to possess some narcotic properties, hence some care is necessary in their use. 274. THE NATIVE OR COUNTRY NUTMEG, the produce of Myristica Malabarica, _Lam._, is larger than the officinal Nutmeg, possesses little of its fragrance or its warm aromatic taste, and is very inferior as an internal remedy. Bruised and subjected to boiling, it yields a considerable quantity of a yellowish concrete oil, which, when melted down with a small quantity of any bland oil, is regarded as an excellent application to _Indolent and Ill-conditioned Ulcers_, allaying pain, cleansing the surface, and establishing healthy action. It deserves a trial as an embrocation in _Chronic Rheumatism_. 275. +Opium.+ The inspissated juice of Papaver somniferum, _Linn._ Afyún (_Hind._), Afím (_Duk._), Afím, Afín (_Beng._, _Punj._, _Kash._), Abini (_Tam._), Abhini (_Tel._), Kasha-kasha-karappá (_Mal._), Afímu (_Can._), Afín (_Mah._), Afím (_Guz._), Abin (_Cing._), Bhain, Bhín (_Burm._), Afíun (_Malay_).